MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON THE TOWN OF TRZEMESZNO

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• Publication Date: July 28, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
NFORMATION 14PORT
Poland
Miscellaneous Information on this Town of
Trzemeszno
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DATE DISTR. 28 July 1954
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. Town Description of Treemeseto (N 52-34, E 17-50)
a. Area Data
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The immediate surTounlings of the town consist of 25% peat bogs and
meadows, 35% eultivaterlfields end 40% water.' Large wooded areas are
situated 3 kilometers to the north and about 15 kilometers south of
Trsemeezno. Prevailing winds are from the east.
b. Streets and Vain Bards
The main street and thoroughfare is ul, Stalina (formerly el. Sw. Vidhala).
Within the town the street is made of granite cobblestone, while be-
yond the town limits, in the direction of Gniezno (N 52-33,,E 17-36)
and Nogilno (N 52-e0s 1; 17-58), it is paved with aephalt. the remain-
ing streets in town era paved with field. stones. The average width of
the streets in town is from 5 to 7 meters, Conditions of the roads are
bad- One causeway, from Trzemeszno to the small village of Meat has
been eonstreeted since the war.
Populetion-
a. Trzemeszno is a town of approximately 5,000 inhabitants. The majority of
the populace* is Catholic and very pious. When religious services are
scheduled, the Party authorities arrange for various amusements and enter-
tAnment, hoping in this way to draw the multitude away fraa the church.
be The people's attitude toward the authorities is hostile in some instances.
Positive signs of this are the tearing down of official proclamations and
t'ee presence on malls or fences of slogans each as "Begone- with
Stalin", "Begone with Bierut", wide Want Freedom", etc.
3. General Living Conditions
STATE
ARMY
a., The following basic food items are rationed in Trzemesznos fats, milks
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bread, and peetoes. Only potato.; are obtainable on the black market.
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lb. Medical treatment nay be obtained solely at the Health Center on ul. 1
Neje Ur. 22., by presentetion ef a certifiCate from one's plat* of eMploy-
ment. The worker is entitled to a 50% redOction in the cost of medicine.
The most prevalent illnese in ths area le tubereelosis)
c. The teen has no printing office or nowepaper of ito own. Out-of-tewn news-
papers End poriodicals ere delivered to the henee via postman or may be pure
Chaeed at the pavillione. The following dailiee rro obteinable in 7,'reeneseno2
"Trybuna Luduu,uSztandar Illodychn? "Celesta Oniesnienske, "Zurjer Narszawski",
"Dziennik Wieceorny", "Gazeta Poznanekam? and "Gazeta Pomorsle plus the
periodical uPrzyjaciolke".
A perscr seeking living qtarters nust appecl to the Rousing Oceeission by
flUese a petition relative to the aeeigument- of honsing.- This petition must
beer 15.00 zloty's worth of token or duty etaepe. There are no hotels or -
overnight guest houses; therefore, newcomers or visitors must spend the
night in privet? homes. 4 person nay stay in Trzeneszno for a period of 24
hours without registering. Presentetion of a Personal Identity Doeument
(Dewed ()gaiety) constetetec sefficient proper identification,
e. LII the en A, :leoludng the Cocperetivep are located on ul. Stelina,
rouroe wee unswere of Eny piece where "forYdden esechauges" cseuld be
effected.
Faroors ernesecrt their produce to and from town via oerts end wagons drawn
' horses. The nerket place is loceted on pl. Bozniesna ci tamer may
moee abent freely and treso without the need of any special doomeetation.,
needs cnee to ray a so-calledareowe to the officials of the PHU
j'dj Mielakiej Rule 27-arodowe. - Nenicipal 7aVonal Ocemoil-Fraseidium).
The erlo t::votor situeted on ml. (ncraxmlaanown). Price of
Illatater tickets range from 2.50 zloty to 3.00 zloty. reduced price
ticket is available to nembers of eart7 organizet77.ens for .60 zloty.
seell sporty_ area is loceted on ul. Uniemnienskieb The pail. is nearby
oe ul. 24.chowskieJ.
Leber Nerket
a. ?lases of eneloyeent heve a free hand in hiring worhers, as there ts nolebor-
Orace /ocatod In 7rsamemeno. Prior to chenoing one's place of employnont?
am official stetement e ii anal should be obtained but this formality
is not otrictle adhered to. -
b. A normal dey's work uonsiata of e 'sours. Feet-yea* houes is. considered a
eormel work week. Worlesre are entitled to a full one-hour lunch period.
The average pay ranee is :7ren 300.00 to 600.00 zloty mental/. Workees ere
paid on tho 1st and the 15th of the nonth. Working conditions are like those
.of nearby areae.
a, A plant foreman earns an avert-no of between 800.00 to 900.00 zloty per nonth.
Eane of the usual monthly payroll deductIcns aro fora
4? Tiede rniona
Y2) Party Neebees
(3) Womon's Teagee Members
(4) 2o11sh Andy' BrotYerhoed
Members
(e) Sepia iesurance
(6) utual AIS Fund
3.00 zloty
2.50 zloty
3.00 salo147
1.60 zloty
3,25 zloty
2.50 zloty
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.d. leeely vecations are given to corkere who have not willingly pissed_ a dny's
work throughout the year. In the event Viet severel deys are taken off
teem earl: for no particular reason., these days are deducted from the normal
vacation peeled. The total reeler of days worked in e particular profession
decided the length of the vacation period. The newel yearly vacation amounte
to appro tely 14 working days.. For uotkers in the ?intelligentsia? it
weirdly is a total of a fell nenth. All workers on vacation receive a vncee
tion or leave oertittorte. Abet of the workers de not leave their residence
eve to lack of fends and limitations on venation travel. Permission- to
travel is given first of all tc nart y nenbere.
5. Places of Dmployeent
a. The former town bravery is now an .onion &Ting plant. The plant buildings
are located on ul. Dworeowej and fit into a tweeaore area surroueed by
hedges. Abut 20 women ere employed at the plant. teght hours iv the nor-
mal working day. .releries very up to 500.00 zloty per month. There is no
eafeteria or other neans of obtaining lunch food at tLe plant.
. A flour nil is located in Niewelno, 1 hiloneter trim Trzeneszno. The edll
censists of four buildings surrounded by a vire fent*, A large vegetable
and fruit garden, belonging to the plomtp is situated in the adjoining area.
Thee are approeiuntely 300 people enployed there, including about 50 women..
Two bloche of house are found en the facto grounds and these ere cooupled
by the MArdeCOTO and PAreatore. '.7he worker rrive at work either by feet
or on bieyelee. en eight-hour work dee la 'obligatory. Three 8-hoer shifts
are in oneration daily,- Wages lenge fren 300.00 sloty to 1,000.00 zloty pee
nenth.
The Trzemeezno eaigy Plant is situated on .Ueja Deorcowa. The renener of
the plant is 7easen Yabon. eight nen and two worsen are employed at the dairy
eed their monthly we- ee ranee fren 400.00 te 900.00 slot', The nu-eel uork
dey in 8 l'Anireo
d. e feeniteee fectere 1.E1 leoated ne":7r the neiny plant- on eleja .Tiworoowe. The
forner ounce' an preeently the veengee is jeOrowei, (feu). The 'jerk ohoPA
together w: -h erivete quertexe are all in one building. TIA3 shop employe
about fifty (50) merle:ire ed an 8-hcer eoeh day to otainatony, tgee range
fmn 300,00 to eop,lo zloty per month.
e. ',nether ferenters factory sealed the ?Polieh Shop tolernia ?olska) is
eeoated on pine alineklego lean el. f)grodova. The wricen and-prieete
living qtartere VTV4 situated oe place Minekiege while the leek shops
are on ul. Ogredowee Anprosinetely 100 trekkers are employed here end of
this nembezn 5 cr 6 ere n eight-hoer eork dew is obltgetory.
Wenes range freE 3C to 8010 eloty or month.
f, ntill another fereitere faeteer is situated on ul. Doeniosan and doesistm
of enroo i1ne Two buildiere are used for the work shops while the
third. 'Mouser vorkers nf ths plant. Between 40 and 50 workers are employed
here. They receive venea verying feon 300 to 800 zloty per month. An
8-Lour den is oblinatorye The former ovner, preeently the ennener of this
fecte nentewski, nfee).
g, Tee PAU Slamghterhouee is located on el. Reeselnej. Three butchers are
aeploye there.
Panc itiitr ervioes
a, Beth nrivete heueen and featoriee ere connected to the cntn's water nen.
:Oovever, the dwellings of the cLrce-lowskico Aegolinekie, and Cniesnieneie
settlements (loseted about 19000 netere few town) are not ineleded in the
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- netmork. Inhabitants of thoseset'lements are supplied with mater from
wells dug in their respective areas. The mater drawn from the pipe lines
is not fit for drinking vntil it hat been treated; this meter COMB from
un&rgrourV springs. The meter 7min is looted on ul. Orchowskiej.
b. Trsemeezno electric poor is in the form cf 3-phase 220 volt curent. AU
townresi eststs is supplied Wth elWricit7 eNeept the IlegilineYie?
OrchomtLie, and Gniesnienskie est-lements. In these comunities, kerosene
lomps.sre substituted. There are no restrictiene ES to the amount of elec-
tricity m'Ach 7.7ey be consumed. However9 the poemr, is turned off almost
daily between the hours of 1500 and 2100. In 1953D the current WEILI Changed
from 120 volts to 220 volts. The flour mill has its on electric or
plant. -
c. There ure no gas mains in the town of Treameasno. Woods poet, end a small
amount of eool ie used for heating and ocokimggaTosos.
d. Trzanessno is eompletely canalized.. Beyond the town, in the direction of
1746ce lOsoielnegos two purification sites are located. The mainse.?Liin
nee gystems roil in the directiors of Lakes Chrlanowakiego and Xoscielnego.
L. large purification cistern is situated just prior to Leke ChrsaroWskiego.
Daths ore found in only /0% of the hones; sinks are known to exist in all
the ho7es.-
e? Trsam,ksIno telephone system is al/tow-tic. Thom are approxims-tely 30 -
- private telephones installed throughout the town.
f. There is only ono post office ir Trzollessno, ?resentation of documents is
not necesary- when senelinr a telegram.
Approxl_ev-tely eo% or tle families in Trimessno wee in possessiom dr radio
recaivere. iT nenthly t&E OV dotu of 13 zloty vas levied en ac ch rmdio.
Tho r!slority or thp radios were in ooed enowek condition to.rece71ve foreign
broadcasts; It is categorically forbiOdea owever to lieten to '
, originating An the West.
, Gortrinnictions
O . lntra-town rommunicntienos 5tre. t trqc'f'.1_c 71A tONM on6 the outskirts is very_
ocant. VehIcle trr fic is limiterJ to t.recks? There are no buses or trolley.s.
b, nther
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.The tro,in iirticn is loc-tcd 1 hiloneter beyond ?rzenesano ir
e 7-? - ? tuo freight pIttforPs.
?rzemessno hao trLin venneotions
the hamlet
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nrc4 Lgniogno?
77etTod erurchaenr7 trtl.!11 tickets s aor1.. Reservationproced4ss
arc not practiced. There mer no signs of controls at the :station.
large ArTher of the populace9nn13rmorker09 ride the troins mithout.
aetusily purchasing tickets.
.(2) Tol-c; is (71117 ono road from Negilno through Trzemeszne to.Gniesno. It
is arprorinetely meters wido and covered mith asphalt. The ?eater
part .e2 traffic on the rood censists of fern wagons drawn by horses.
TfloTe,.Y14 no other connect:4.mo to Trzeressno save: the railroad mentioned
8. Etate 41,1zinistratdon and L7,'.-erities
a,2O of4,7.ices ere located en ulo 1 Najt-T,r. ?(formerly 711,, rikolna Er, 1).
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PZPP, (,Polsha Zjednocmcna Partja Robotniza - Pellet United Yorkers' Party)
station ie locrted on pl. gilinskiego The let secretary is Budzelag
An AD (ifilieja (Thywatelska eltizenS, Mitia) nest is also situated on Pl.
K11in4kiego (=Inbar unknown).
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An ol:servetion turret
is low ted on the roof, but
there ere no signs.orgtards stetioned in it.
ma manned Tly comment7er and four militia
In CJotober 19539 this post
nen. The commander, his assistz-mt,.
and 'WO m:JUJtia men aro billeted on the upper
floors of the building.
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the ground floor
houces.the com7ander's .
Office, EA interrogation room and tee cells
for confinement of prisoners.
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An 7)P2K1 Ochotnicza Rezerwa ND - Voluntary Reserve of the Citizens Militia)
office is also surselto be locntod in this building. The ORM cemmander-
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Thera Nr6 one ;Intl loo-.ted in Trzepeszne OD ul. Orohowskiej (number unknown
There =aye no ofaciel LEU or UB represontaAon
in Trzameszno.
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there was no orgReised nethed
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